[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fast \fast\, n. oe. faste, fast; cf. as. faesten, ohg. fasta,
   g. faste. see fast, v. i.
   1. abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment.
      1913 webster

            surfeit is the father of much fast.   --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a
      spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious
      humiliation.
      1913 webster

   3. a time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a
      period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food;
      as, an annual fast.
      1913 webster

   fast day, a day appointed for fasting, humiliation, and
      religious offices as a means of invoking the favor of god.
      

   to break one's fast, to put an end to a period of
      abstinence by taking food; especially, to take one's
      morning meal; to breakfast. --shak.
      1913 webster
see also:
fast fast day to break one's fast 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

fast day
     n : a day designated for fasting

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